Gundam Discussion - Twilight Axis

[Edelweiss]

I'm rarely ever in this thread ever but when I was younger I used to build gun dam models and I also played warm hammer 40k. Let me tell you, you are spot fucking on. Some of those pewter miniatures are damn near impossible to assemble. Especially if you get one of the sets that was cut poorly. I used to play as the Chaos characters and some of their models got pretty large and without having a small drill and some wire to help put some of the limbs together they just crumble. I wouldn't suggest that torture unless you had already been into it. Gundam models are way more fun.

Based on some Warhammer guys who posted on /m/ and /toy/ at some point in the past, and looking at these fine examples of shit-tier quality, it was pretty much like I was looking at fucking recasted bootlegs on a good 30-35 percent of these things.

That GW is able to get away with unlubed pineapple anal prices for iffy quality like that is just ridiculous; if you're spending that kind of money on original, not-limited production shit, it probably shouldn't involve you having to apply putty and resculpt details yourself that often. The whole pinning with wire and CA glue/epoxy glue isn't really anything out of the ordinary for miniatures and resin, but the apparently elevated rate of being dealt a shitty quality product is definitely not ok.

And their customer service is pretty shit too I guess, which compounds the rage and frustration Warhammer fans must feel.

[Cleverness]

Games Workshops is making less money nowadays and it's one of the few instances where I went "good". While I like alot of the 40k lore and the TT was fun for a time, and it gave us some great games like the Dawn of War series when they let Relic license it, the way they run that company is ridiculous. Warhammer 40k Apocalypse is such a stupid cashgrab, "model expensive enough and sometimes hard to field if you're IG/Nids/Tau/etc cause of their normally high model count? How about MULTIPLYING THAT NUMBER BY ALOT"

[Edelweiss]

Well, 1/100 B-Club Regelg conversion parts with the Gelgoog 2.0 are a go..

Time to see a MG Regelg announced for May this week.

[Insanecyclone]

[Edelweiss]

Episode 7 was finished on the 9th; OST 4 goes on sale May 21st.

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Riddhe has done at least one of two things: killed Marida or nuked the Nahel Argama. The multi-launcher is stated to have been emptied come the duel with the Neo Zeong. There's also a certain legacy of the Titans at Noa, formerly Side 7, that Martha and Ronan are scheming to use to trump Mineva's speech.

And Full Frontal is referring to the psychoframe resonance phenomena, or 'Axis Shock,' at the end.

[Insanecyclone]

Got HG GM, HGAC Wing Zero, and HG AGE-1 yesterday. That GM is literally 2 runners , I want more quick builds like this.

Now I gotta get the rest of the AGE gundams mainly 2, dark hound, 3, and FX. Not gonna bother with the wears or FX's BURST MODO.

[Edelweiss]

MS-14C Gelgoog Cannon 2.0 announced as an Premium Bandai online exclusive.

It's basically just taking the old Cannon parts (head, backpack, forearm rocket launcher and vambrace shield) and including them in the 2.0 kit. It's incredibly straightforward to do this, the head aside. I suspect the internals for the head are redesigned entirely to allow the 2.0 head interior to fit inside the old 1.0 Cannon head; many conversions into the -14C using the 2.0 were done in this manner by shaving both the interior of the head and the old 1.0 armor to just barely fit. Thomas Kurtz's markings, and the standard Cannon markings from the 1.0 are also included in waterslide form; you'll have to replicate his custom paint scheme yourself though if you want to make his unit.

They'll probably do a -14B exclusive too at some point (with markings for Johnny Ridden's B-type); no modifications necessary at all, just the old B-type backpack and naginata holder. I'm too lazy to do it right now, but if you go on Dalong and look at the backpack mount on the 2.0, it'll readily fit the old 1.0 B and C-type parts in question. You can also view the 1.0 dry transfers.

[Edelweiss]

Besides really liking the style, Martha is pretty hot.

[Insanecyclone]

Felt like I rushed at building the hg age-1 but it's a great kit though. Had the Frame Arms Type32 Zen-Rai w/ Assault Unit come in yesterday so that probably factored in to it. Gotta clean off the visible nubs(if you look really fucking close you'll see some) and such.

And all I had to do was touch the FA frame and it fell apart quickly. Need to put the parts on that mother fucker tomorrow.

[Serra]

Speaking of Frame Arms.. anyone know if this weapon set comes with 1 or 2 wing things? The early shots made it seem like it came with two, but a lot of the latest stuff looks like it only has one.
http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/det...%24pagecnt%3D1

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1
http://img.amiami.jp/images/product/...BT-3726_03.jpg
vs 2
http://img.amiami.jp/images/product/...BT-3726_26.jpg

[Edelweiss]

It's just one, unfortunately.

[Serra]

Bleh, that's disappointing. Guess I'll order two and use the extra set of arms to mount my MG X's satellite cannon like the X Maoh.

[Edelweiss]

Plethora of announcements.

First up, the Master Grades:
M'Quve's Gouf (September; online exclusive)

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Turn X (June)

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Next, the many High Grades:
Zeta Plus A1 - Unicorn Ver. (July)

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Schuzrum Galluss (July)

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Asshimar - Green Divers U.C. 0087 (July, online exclusive)

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Pale Rider - Side Stories: Missing Link (May, Game Limited Edition exclusive)

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Gundam Airmaster (July)

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God Gundam and Master Gundam - Hyper Mode set (TBA; online exclusive)

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Build Fighters Gouf R35 (June)

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Build Fighters Gundam Exia Amazing (August) and Wing Gundam Fenice Rinascita (September)

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Build Fighters Skull Weapon set - Crossbone Gundam Maoh (May)

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Build Fighters Valuable Pod set - Gyan Vulcan (TBA)

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The next RG:
Z'Gok - MSM-07S Commander/Late Production Type (July)

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More Episode 7 MS:

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MSZ-006A1 Zeta Plus A1
AMX-101E Schuzrum Galluss (a space-refit version of the Galluss)
FD-03 Gustav Karl (a mass-production EFF MS from Hathaway's Flash, U.C. 0105)

Presumably the Gustav Karl(s) will be a prototype, given that it is in mass-production by 9 years from when Unicorn is set (0096); it could also be part of the ending as it looks to the future..
There's still more to come, i'm sure. The Schuzrum Dias, Hi-Zack (not the EWAC or Custom) and Zaku III not showing up would be rather shocking. Similarly, neither the Barzam (the Refined variant would be understandably absent) or even Asshimar appearing would also be a little >_>-worthy given that each had a decent amount produced and likely some made it through the Gryps and First Neo Zeon wars. We're also at least due for a Silver Bullet, piloted by Gael. Also, we'll be seeing a Salamis Kai finally (i'm surprised we haven't actually seen one on-screen yet, given their backbone and workhorse status for almost 80 years).

Beyond that, I guess anything further is speculatory.

The Schuzrum Galluss is a refitted Galluss designed for the same role as the Schuzrum Dias: blitzkreig assaults and defensive line breakthroughs. To that end, it's 50% lighter than other Galluss models. Maybe they'll be sinking the General Revill..

The Zeta Plus A1 is still apparently limited to atmospheric operation and is armed with the standard ReZEL's weapons (a beam rifle, but not the mega beam launcher)

Finally, the first 13 minutes of Episode 7 begin streaming on the 25th.

[Insanecyclone]

I BARELY HAVE ROOM ANYMORE, STOP MAKING ME BUY GUNPLA/PLAMO DAMN IT!


SILENT VOIIIIIIIIICE

[Mythe_Seraph]

I built my first kit in about 10 years. My first MG kit too. Never panel lined or anything. I took a crack at it. Here's my results! Don't be too harsh please, I understand it's not perfect.

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[Edelweiss]

Looks good, no fucking nubs everywhere. Can't really do much about plastic discoloration due to stressing it (during the removal of aforementioned nubs); even with Godhand nippers and a not-worn, good knife it happens sometimes (to lesser degrees anyway).

[Mythe_Seraph]

Thanks man, I followed the gunpla guide I found on /toy/. Bought the necessities for getting rid of nubs and sanding them down. I used a pencil for lining on white and a gundam fine tipped black marker for the red parts. Gonna look into using some of the water decals but I don't want to over due it and make it look ridiculous.

[Edelweiss]

I don't use Blutack, but stuff like UHU Tac (which you can probably find almost anywhere) if mixed with a very small amount of white petrolatum (like 1/2 of a pea-sized blob for a single "column" of adhesives, pre-mixed) turns into this retard-strength removable adhesive. You can use it to hold things together, and hold stuff in place.

[Mythe_Seraph]

I got the exact same advice from /toy/ haha. I mentioned that the arms are kind of loose, they fall out of the socket pretty easily. There's a lot of weight in them when you put stuff in their hands and angle them oddly. I'm gonna try to go get some and use it to help the hands hold the shields and swords and stuff. It's really difficult for the shield to stay in place as is... like, impossibly difficult. Definitely want to stiffen up some of the joints so I could get it in some cool poses.

[Edelweiss]

If you're going to tighten joints, you're gonna want to pick up a bottle of Future: http://www.amazon.com/Johnson-11182-.../dp/B000ARPH4C

Adhesive putty is really more ideal for assisting in holding weapons and when you're fitting shit before final assembly. With Future, you brush or spray it on and allow it to dry; you can build up successive layers if necessary. It's also instantly removable with Windex.

Unrelated, the recently announced MG MS-14C Gelgoog Cannon 2.0's head actually appears to be an entirely new mould; seams (unless they're prototyped parts) don't match up with the old 1.0 head. Essentially, after comparing it with the simple conversion using the 1.0 head, it's merely in roughly the same dimensons/shape as the 1.0 with a new design to fit onto the 2.0 interior. It'll be assembled in the same way the existing standard Gelgoog head's armor is laid down (in other words, the lower portion below the monoeye-line, and then the top of the head). The 1.0 head was a front and rear two-part assembly; this is a top-bottom one.

TL;DR: Gelgoog Cannon 2.0's head is redesign of the old 1.0 -14C's head, it's broken down into the same manner of assembly as the standard 2.0 head while retaining the same dimensons.